11stst 6 Weeks Review 6 Weeks Review

World CulturesWorld Cultures

1. What are some ways 1. What are some ways people change the people change the environment physically?environment physically?

Irrigation systemsIrrigation systems Building housesBuilding houses Cutting timber for useCutting timber for use Planting cropsPlanting crops Building roadsBuilding roads

2. What are some of our 2. What are some of our civic duties?civic duties?

Paying taxesPaying taxes VotingVoting Jury dutyJury duty VolunteeringVolunteering Obeying lawsObeying laws

3. What are some things 3. What are some things that define culture?that define culture?

CustomsCustoms BeliefsBeliefs HousingHousing LanguageLanguage ReligionReligion

4. What are primary 4. What are primary sources?sources?

DiariesDiaries JournalsJournals PicturesPictures PassportsPassports AutobiographiesAutobiographies

5. What are secondary 5. What are secondary sources?sources?

BiographiesBiographies TextbooksTextbooks EncyclopediasEncyclopedias Magazine and Newspaper articlesMagazine and Newspaper articles

6. Describe the four 6. Describe the four types of economies.types of economies.

Traditional-uses natural resources, lives off the Traditional-uses natural resources, lives off the land (third-world countries)land (third-world countries)

Market-supply and demand, higher quality of Market-supply and demand, higher quality of goods and services, limited government goods and services, limited government interferenceinterference

Command-Government controls factors of Command-Government controls factors of productionproduction

Mixed-varying degrees of government control Mixed-varying degrees of government control (most economies today)(most economies today)

7. What is a primary 7. What is a primary industry? A secondary industry? A secondary industry?industry?

Primary- Agriculture, fishing, mining, Primary- Agriculture, fishing, mining, natural resources, raw materials natural resources, raw materials gatheredgathered

Secondary- Construction, factories, Secondary- Construction, factories, manufacturing, raw materialsmanufacturing, raw materials finished finished productsproducts

8. Describe the four 8. Describe the four factors of production.factors of production.

Natural resources-Natural resources-raw materials are used to make raw materials are used to make goods. Ex: land, water, forests, minerals, soil, and goods. Ex: land, water, forests, minerals, soil, and climateclimate

Labor resources-Labor resources-Workers are needed with the Workers are needed with the appropriate knowledge, skills, and experience to appropriate knowledge, skills, and experience to make goods or provide servicesmake goods or provide services

Capital resources-Capital resources-machines, factories, and machines, factories, and supplies are neededsupplies are needed

Entrepreneurs-these are the people who bring Entrepreneurs-these are the people who bring natural resources, labor resources, and capital natural resources, labor resources, and capital resources together to produce goods and resources together to produce goods and servicesservices

9. What does limiting the 9. What does limiting the power of a government power of a government prevent?prevent?

Tyranny- absolute power of a Tyranny- absolute power of a government officialgovernment official

10. Who limits the power 10. Who limits the power of a government?of a government?

Citizens limit power by giving the Citizens limit power by giving the government its powersgovernment its powers

11. Citizens have rights in a 11. Citizens have rights in a democracy, but cannot democracy, but cannot exercise those rights at the exercise those rights at the expense of other citizens. expense of other citizens.

TrueTrue

12. What are some cultural 12. What are some cultural characteristics of all characteristics of all societies?societies?

GovernmentGovernment ReligionReligion HousingHousing FamilyFamily Economic systemEconomic system BeliefsBeliefs

13. What would the U.S. do 13. What would the U.S. do if we had a shortage of if we had a shortage of oil reserves?oil reserves?

Increase trading with other countriesIncrease trading with other countries

14. What document did the 14. What document did the colonists use to colonists use to announce independence announce independence from Britain?from Britain?

Declaration of IndependenceDeclaration of Independence

15. What does “No taxation 15. What does “No taxation without representation” without representation” mean?mean?

Colonists in New England in the 1770’s Colonists in New England in the 1770’s shouldn’t pay taxes with out having shouldn’t pay taxes with out having representatives in Parliamentrepresentatives in Parliament

16. Why did the colonists 16. Why did the colonists come to America?come to America?

Religious freedomReligious freedom Escape punishment for crimesEscape punishment for crimes Good landGood land OpportunitiesOpportunities Preservation of culturePreservation of culture

17. Describe George 17. Describe George Washington. Washington.

Commander of the U.S. Revolutionary Commander of the U.S. Revolutionary ArmyArmy

Defeated the English in the American Defeated the English in the American RevolutionRevolution

18. What were the economic 18. What were the economic resources for the colonies?resources for the colonies?

New England colonies- timber, furs, New England colonies- timber, furs, fishing, ship buildingfishing, ship building

Middle colonies- grain, livestock, iron, Middle colonies- grain, livestock, iron, fursfurs

Southern colonies- tobacco, indigo, rice, Southern colonies- tobacco, indigo, rice, farm products, fursfarm products, furs

19. What are the 19. What are the responsibilities of the 3 responsibilities of the 3 branches of government? branches of government?

Executive- enforce lawsExecutive- enforce laws Legislative- make lawsLegislative- make laws Judicial- interpert lawsJudicial- interpert laws

20. Who wrote the 20. Who wrote the Declaration of Declaration of Independence and why?Independence and why?

Thomas Jefferson and he was declaring Thomas Jefferson and he was declaring independence from Englandindependence from England

21. How did the Native 21. How did the Native Americans help the Americans help the colonists?colonists?

They taught them farming skillsThey taught them farming skills Introduced new cropsIntroduced new crops

22. What did the Quartering 22. What did the Quartering Act do?Act do?

Required colonists to house and supply Required colonists to house and supply the British soldiers (Redcoats)the British soldiers (Redcoats)

23. What is mechanization 23. What is mechanization and how does it affect and how does it affect farm workers today?farm workers today?

Using machines to do work instead of Using machines to do work instead of physical laborphysical labor

It causes fewer workers to be employedIt causes fewer workers to be employed

24. What is an 24. What is an economist?economist?

A social scientist who studies the types of A social scientist who studies the types of economies and their trendseconomies and their trends

25. What are the Five 25. What are the Five Themes of Geography?Themes of Geography?

RegionRegion Human Environment InteractionHuman Environment Interaction PlacePlace LocationLocation MovementMovement

26. What does a geographer 26. What does a geographer study?study?

The five themes of geographyThe five themes of geography

27. What are checks and 27. What are checks and balances?balances?

The three separate branches of The three separate branches of government that keep one branch from government that keep one branch from becoming too powerfulbecoming too powerful

28. List characteristics of a 28. List characteristics of a traditional society.traditional society.

Uses natural resources, lives off the land Uses natural resources, lives off the land (third-world countries)(third-world countries)